Description
The Mars Volta – Amputechture / Universal Records Audio CD 2006 / 0602517028029
UPC 602517028029
Product Details:
- Label: Universal Records – 0602517028029
- Format: CD, Album
- Country: Europe
- Released: 2006
- Genre: Rock
- Style: Art Rock, Prog Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Avantgarde, Abstract
Overview
Amputechture by The Mars Volta is a bold exploration of experimental rock, blending art rock, prog rock, psychedelic rock, and avant-garde elements. Released in 2006, the album showcases the band’s complex and highly intricate sound, with lengthy tracks that take listeners on mind-bending musical journeys. Produced by Omar Rodríguez-López, Amputechture features a mix of chaotic rhythms, sweeping melodies, and abstract lyrics, drawing from the band's progressive influences while remaining uniquely their own. Highlights include "Vicarious Atonement," "Tetragrammaton," and the multi-layered "Meccamputechture," which explore themes of spirituality, conflict, and personal reflection.
The album features contributions from several notable musicians, including John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers), who adds his signature guitar style to the tracks. The Mars Volta's ability to fuse diverse genres with unorthodox song structures is evident throughout this release, solidifying their reputation as one of the most innovative rock bands of the 2000s.
Track Listing
- Vicarious Atonement – 7:20
- Tetragrammaton – 16:42
- Vermicide – 4:16
- Meccamputechture – 11:03
- Asilos Magdalena – 6:34
- Viscera Eyes – 9:23
- Day Of The Baphomets – 11:57
- El Ciervo Vulnerado – 8:50
Key Credits
- Artwork (The Cover and Label Paintings): Jeff Jordan
- Composed By (Vocal Melodies), Lyrics By: Cedric Bixler-Zavala
- Coordinator: Kristen Elizabeth Welsh
- Engineer: Jonathon Debaun, Paul Fig, Robert Carranza
- Layout: Sonny Kay
- Management [All Mayhem Managed By]: SAM
- Management [Business Management]: Nick Ben-Meir
- Mastered By: Vlado Meller
- Mixed By: Rich Costey
- Mixed By [Assistant]: Pablo Arraya
- Performers [The Mars Volta Group]: Adrián Terrazas Gonzáles, Cedric Bixler-Zavala, Isaiah Ikey Owens, John Frusciante, Jon Theodore, Juan Alderete De La Peña, Marcel Rodriguez Lopez, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Pablo Hinojos-Gonzalez
- Producer: Omar A. Rodriguez-Lopez
- Written By (All Horn Sections Written By): Omar Rodríguez-López
- Written By (All Songs Written By): The Mars Volta
- Written By, Arranged By, Directed By: Omar Rodríguez-López
